LEST we forget, the operation of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas (Extension of Operation)) Order 2022 has been further extended for a period from January 1 to June 30, 2023.
The declaration is pursuant to Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa having been satisfied that all states and Federal Territories are threatened with an epidemic of an infectious disease, ie Covid-19, a life-threatening microbial infection, as specified in part I of the first schedule to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.